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Rowling Effect 

When a famous person has an awful take, gets cancelled, but has whatever product they're promoting make more money than they would have if the outrage did not happen.
JK Rowling's new book had major backlash due to its transphobic undertones. The book went onto be the number 1 on the UK bookcharts upon release. This is the Rowling effect in action.
Rowling Effect by SilphCoLapras September 25, 2020
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The J.K Rowling Effect 

When an author tries to make their content more relatable by outright stating lore instead of including it in their media.
Joe: Do you watch TANKMEN?
Candice: No, It was ruined by the J.K Rowling Effect

The Rowling Effect

A creator who made a thing, but later expands on what they created with useless (often contradictory & illogical) information. Often done out of spite or clout, rather than actual creative intent
Ugh the creator of The Matrix added some useless lore that has nothing to do with the actual message. It's the Rowling Effect man.
The Rowling Effect by KumaRadio August 9, 2020

The Rowling Effect

A tounge-in-cheek reference to the internet rule stating: "Once you start posting transphobia, you never post normally again." This rule is most famously reflected in the career of children's author JK Rowling, thus the term.
"Did you see Ann put 'Gender-critical' in her twitter bio?"

"Yeah, looks like she's fallen victim to The Rowling Effect"

The Rolling Effect 

The effect of an object seemingly disconnecting from the medium it's being presented on (such as 3D movies)
These glasses help to apply the Rolling effect
The Rolling Effect by Lucas24709 February 5, 2021

mickey mousing

In a movie, when the music is syncronized perfectly with the action, just like a mickey mouse cartoon.
Mickey mousing is used in the shower scene of Psycho
Word of the Day on July 8, 2026

Haram ball

A terrible style of football which is used to win games. Usually used when a team faces a better opponent and will get 11 players behind the ball.
Diego Simeone has mastered the art of haram ball. Atletico Madrid are the worst side to watch
Haram ball by Kuffarboy April 6, 2022
Word of the Day on July 7, 2026